Eileen Magnier

North West Correspondent

The group visited this mica-affected house in Donegal

Scientists express shock at scale of mica problem

A group of international scientists and other experts have expressed shock and astonishment at the scale of the mica problem in Donegal and the length of time it is taking to resolve the problem.

Ulster • 16 Nov 22

Stephen Donnelly said that the opening of the new centres is part of the biggest expansion of primary care that there has been in many, many decades in Ireland

Minister opens new primary care centres in Donegal

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that a new primary care centre officially opened in Buncrana, Co Donegal will take pressure off Letterkenny University Hospital.

Regional • 11 Nov 22

Ten people died in the explosion at a service station and apartment building in the village on 7 October

Creeslough: HSE to offer targeted therapeutic services

The HSE has confirmed that the support offered to people in the aftermath of the tragedy in Creeslough last month has now been upgraded to focus on the provision of more targeted therapeutic services.

Regional • 10 Nov 22

Database was compiled as part of Donegal County Council's Decade of Centenaries Commemorative Programme

Donegal museum launches WW1 database

A searchable database of over 1,000 people from Co Donegal who died as a result of World War 1 has been launched by Donegal County Museum.

Ulster • 09 Nov 22

So far, gardaí have taken over 260 statements and worked on over 500 lines of inquiry (File image)

Creeslough: Shock wears down but trauma is more acute

It is exactly one month since the explosion which claimed the lives of 10 people in Creeslough in Co Donegal and, in some ways, there is still a sense of unreality in the village.

Ireland • 07 Nov 22

The overall winner of the competition was 'Splash' by Darragh Gorman

Photos of Sligo village top winners list in competition

Stunning photographs from Mullaghmore in County Sligo have topped the winners list in a coastal photography competition.

Connacht • 04 Nov 22

Denise and Pat Rigney celebrate the news with their staff in Drumshanbo

'The Rock' congratulates Leitrim distillery on award

A Co Leitrim distillery has won the International Spirit Brand of the Year at the 2022 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards.

Connacht • 08 Nov 22

The remains of Hugh Kelly are taken into St Michael's Church, Creeslough

Hugh Kelly remembered as a happy man with a cheeky grin

Mourners at the funeral of 59-year-old Hugh Kelly in Creeslough, Co Donegal, were told he was a man "who enjoyed a good time, a happy man with a cheeky grin, a man who the family knew and loved so well."

Ireland • 14 Oct 22

Five-year-old Shauna Flanagan Garwe was the youngest to die in the blast

Creeslough prepares for funerals after village blast

The enormity of the tragedy in the Co Donegal village of Creeslough is "dawning on people" ahead of the first funerals of the victims of Friday's explosion, a local priest has said.

Ireland • 11 Oct 22

The Applegreen service station in Creeslough was the scene of an explosion shortly after 3pm this afternoon

Workers clear rubble as loved ones wait for news

The sounds of shovels and diggers clearing rubble at the scene of yesterday afternoon's explosion was the only noise in Creeslough, Co Donegal yesterday evening as locals waited for news of loved ones.

Ulster • 08 Oct 22